Friday, October 21st, 2011
Maine health officials are investigating an unusual case of swine influenza in a young child, the fifth reported case of a child infected in recent weeks. All have recovered.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
The practices of a prestigious medical research institute that studies schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are on trial in Maine, where the organization collected at least 99 brains from organ donors.
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011
An 8-month-old Maine boy who overdosed on a grandparent's used medication patch is prompting patient safety experts to warn caregivers about dangers to kids posed by growing numbers and types of transdermal medications.
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Thursday, April 21st, 2011
It was yet another pharmacy robbery in the small town of Sanford, Maine, where a woman claiming to have a gun said she would shoot if she didn't get the prescription painkiller OxyContin.
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation announced grants totaling more than $2.5 million to 14 U.S.-based nonprofit organizations from Maine to California dedicated to improving cardiovascular health in local communities. The grants are the first to be awarded under the Foundation's Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM program, which provides grants of $150,000 ...
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